Carlos Alcaraz tears up in emotional scenes after losing thrilling 2024 Olympic gold medal tennis match to Novak Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz collapsed down successful tears erstwhile his golden badge dreams were dashed by Novak Djokovic. 

In affectional scenes aft nan Serbian tennis prima completed nan coveted Golden Slam connected Sunday, Alcaraz started crying connected nan tribunal astatine nan 2024 Paris Games.

Djokovic, playing successful his 5th Olympics, defeated nan 21-year-old 7-6 (3) 7-6 (2) successful nan men's singles final. 

However, fans were speedy to comfortableness nan Spanish tennis by assuring him nan golden badge could still beryllium successful his future. 

'His clip will come. He will beryllium 1 of nan champion ever. But truthful difficult seeing nan tears,' 1 instrumentality wrote connected X.

'You played a hellhole of a lucifer but it was not meant to be. Your golden is coming successful 2028,' different chimed in. 

A 3rd chimed in, 'Tough luck coming Carlos you are a very typical subordinate your clip will travel soon,' while different echoed nan sentiment, 'It's only his first Olympics and a metallic astatine his first is beautiful awesome too.'  

Djokovic became conscionable nan 5th subordinate successful tennis history to triumph nan Golden Slam arsenic a singles subordinate aft his triumph successful nan City of Love. 

The 24-time Grand Slam victor had antecedently won 10 Australian Opens, 7 Wimbledon titles, 4 US Opens and 3 French Opens.

However a bronze badge successful Beijing during nan 2008 Games was his champion Olympic consequence until this weekend.

The only different players to person won each 4 Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic golden successful singles are Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf and Serena Williams - who was successful nan crowd during nan lucifer against Alcaraz. 

While nan Spanish superstar will apt get plentifulness much chances to spell for gold, 2024 was astir apt Djokovic's last changeable astatine Olympic glory.

Speaking to Eurosport aft his victory, Djokovic said, 'It was an unthinkable conflict and I had to play my champion tennis.'  

He went on, 'I put my heart, my soul, everything to triumph gold. I did it for my state first - for Serbia.'